Interactive Brokers vs MB Trading 2013 Review

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Fees

Flat-Fee Trade Plan* $4.95 N/A
Per-Share Trade Plan $0.0075 $0.0050
Mutual Fund Trade Fee* $12.95 $14.95
Options Trade Base $0.00 $0.00
Options Per Contract $0.95 $0.70
Options Exercise Fee $0.00 $0.00
Options Assignment Fee $0.00 $0.00
Broker Assisted Trades $4.95 $100.00
Minimum Deposit $1,000.00 $10,000.00

2013 Review Ratings

Overall star star star star star star Star
Commissions & Fees star star star star star star star Star
Customer Service star star star star star star
Platform & Tools star star star star star star star Star
Research star star
Ease of Use star star star star Star
Investment Offering star star Star star star star Star
Education star star star Star
Mobile Trading star star star star star star star

Brokers

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Account Features

Virtual Trading check check
No Minimum Deposit
No Maintenance Fees
No-Fee IRAs
Online Trader Community check
Investment Education check check
Live Seminars check

Mobile Trading

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Trade Types

Stock Trading check check
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FOREX Trading check check
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Banking Features

Checking Accounts
Savings Accounts
Credit Card Accounts
Debit Card Accounts
Mortgage Loans

Margin Rates

Under $25k 7.45% 1.66%
$25k to $49k 7.45% 1.66%
$50k to $99k 7.45% 1.66%
$100k to $249k 7.45% 1.16%
$250k to $499k 7.45% 1.16%
$500k to $999k 7.45% 1.16%
Above $1,000,000 7.45% 0.66%

Recap

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MB Trading vs Interactive Brokers

StockBrokers.com 2013 review compares Interactive Brokers vs MB Trading. Compare Interactive Brokers and MB Trading trade commissions, fees and overall broker ratings by using the chart above. Is Interactive Brokers or MB Trading a better online broker? The StockBrokers.com staff breaks down all the key broker features, rates, and commissions charged to clients to determine the best broker.

There is a very large price difference of $5.95 per stock trade between MB Trading and Interactive Brokers. MB Trading's per trade stock price of $4.95 is significantly greater than Interactive Brokers's per trade stock price of $-1.00. MB Trading ($12.95) has minimal mutual fund trade commission savings when compared to Interactive Brokers ($14.95). The small amount of $[PerTradeMutualFundFeeDifference] would only be pertinent for high volume trading which is very uncommon with mutual funds specifically.

The Interactive Brokers's "Overall" rating of 4 stars is a slight advantage over MB Trading's "Overall" rating of 3 stars.

Both Interactive Brokers and MB Trading have an iPhone App for mobile trading. An iPad app for mobile trading on the popular tablet is available for Interactive Brokers and MB Trading to download on iTunes.

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